Box Hill TAFE – UPS, Solar Electricity and Wind

Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria

System Design: November 2009

System Installation: July 2010

System Commissioned: July 2010

Client: Box Hill TAFE

Project Goals

Design, supply and install of a grid-connected power system – PV and wind – complete with a battery storage system for uninterrupted power supply (UPS). The installation was designed to demonstrate a variety of technologies to TAFE college students.

[UPS = Uninterrupted Power Supply]

Details

PV panels installed both flat-on-roof and on frames.

Inter-connected wind generator.

UPS to demonstrate battery storage and grid connection.

Dedicated, ventilated, battery room.

Data from SP-Pro inverter integrated with the Building Energy Management System.

LCD Display in the public reception area.

No metal to metal contact for increased life expectancy and corrosion avoidance.